Anantapur district - Revision history

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Geography

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	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
			[[File:Ap-districts.svg\|thumb\|left\|500px\|Andhra Pradesh districts after reorganisation in 2022]]
	It is one of the largest district of Andhra Pradesh district in spanning an area of {{convert\|10,205\|km2\|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book \|editor-last1=Srivastava \|editor-first=Dayawanti \|display-editors=etal \| title = India 2010: A Reference Annual \| chapter = States and Union Territories: Andhra Pradesh: Government \| edition = 54th \| publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] \| year = 2010 \| location = New Delhi, India \| pages = 1111–1112 \| isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}<!--\| access-date = 11 October 2011 --></ref> comparatively equivalent to Japan's [[Shikoku Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web \|url=http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area \| access-date = 11 October 2011 \| date = 18 February 1998 \| publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] \| quote =Shikoku 18,545km2\| url-status = live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208011525/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| archive-date = 8 February 2021 }}</ref> It is bounded on the north by [[Kurnool district]] and [[Nandyal district]] , on the east by [[Kadapa district]], and South by [[Sri Sathya Sai district]] and on the southwest and west by [[Karnataka]] state.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Historical Background \|url=http://anantapur.gov.in/html/district-profile.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515233608/http://www.anantapur.gov.in/html/district-profile.htm \|archive-date=15 May 2013 }}</ref> It is part of [[Rayalaseema]] region on the state. Its northern and central portions are a high [[plateau]], generally undulating, with large [[granite]] rocks or low hill ranges rising occasionally above its surface. In the southern portion of the district the surface is more hilly, the plateau there rising to {{convert\|2000\|ft\|m\|abbr=on}}. above the sea.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911\|inline=y\|wstitle=Anantapur\|volume=1\|page=913}}</ref> Six rivers flow within the district: [[Penner River\|Penna]], [[Chithravathi]], [[Vedavathi]], Papagni, [[Swarnamukhi]], and Thadakaleru. The district receives an average annual rainfall of 381 millimetres. Anantapur district mostly falls under the rainshadow region of the [[Western Ghats]], with a [[Hot semi-arid]] climate. [[Red soil]] and [[vertisol]] are the most common soils. The driest parts of [[India]] after the [[Thar desert]] are in this region, as well as adjoining [[Chitradurga district]] and [[Ballari district]] of [[Karnataka]], and parts of [[Kurnool district]] and [[Kadapa district]].		It is one of the largest district of Andhra Pradesh district in spanning an area of {{convert\|10,205\|km2\|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book \|editor-last1=Srivastava \|editor-first=Dayawanti \|display-editors=etal \| title = India 2010: A Reference Annual \| chapter = States and Union Territories: Andhra Pradesh: Government \| edition = 54th \| publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] \| year = 2010 \| location = New Delhi, India \| pages = 1111–1112 \| isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}<!--\| access-date = 11 October 2011 --></ref> comparatively equivalent to Japan's [[Shikoku Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web \|url=http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area \| access-date = 11 October 2011 \| date = 18 February 1998 \| publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] \| quote =Shikoku 18,545km2\| url-status = live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208011525/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| archive-date = 8 February 2021 }}</ref> It is bounded on the north by [[Kurnool district]] and [[Nandyal district]] , on the east by [[Kadapa district]], and South by [[Sri Sathya Sai district]] and on the southwest and west by [[Karnataka]] state.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Historical Background \|url=http://anantapur.gov.in/html/district-profile.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515233608/http://www.anantapur.gov.in/html/district-profile.htm \|archive-date=15 May 2013 }}</ref> It is part of [[Rayalaseema]] region on the state. Its northern and central portions are a high [[plateau]], generally undulating, with large [[granite]] rocks or low hill ranges rising occasionally above its surface. In the southern portion of the district the surface is more hilly, the plateau there rising to {{convert\|2000\|ft\|m\|abbr=on}}. above the sea.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911\|inline=y\|wstitle=Anantapur\|volume=1\|page=913}}</ref> Six rivers flow within the district: [[Penner River\|Penna]], [[Chithravathi]], [[Vedavathi]], Papagni, [[Swarnamukhi]], and Thadakaleru. The district receives an average annual rainfall of 381 millimetres. Anantapur district mostly falls under the rainshadow region of the [[Western Ghats]], with a [[Hot semi-arid]] climate. [[Red soil]] and [[vertisol]] are the most common soils. The driest parts of [[India]] after the [[Thar desert]] are in this region, as well as adjoining [[Chitradurga district]] and [[Ballari district]] of [[Karnataka]], and parts of [[Kurnool district]] and [[Kadapa district]].

Kamal Guha: /* Administrative divisions */

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Administrative divisions

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	!colspan="2"\| [[~~Anantapur~~ revenue division]]		!colspan="2"\| [[Anantapuramu revenue division]]
	!colspan="2"\| [[Guntakal revenue division]]		!colspan="2"\| [[Guntakal revenue division]]
	!colspan="2"\| [[Kalyandurg revenue division]]		!colspan="2"\| [[Kalyandurg revenue division]]

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Administrative divisions

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	== Administrative divisions ==		== Administrative divisions ==
	[[File:Anantapuram Revenue Divisions.png\|alt=Guntakal Revenue Division\|thumb\|Anantapur District Revenue Divisions and Mandals]]		[[File:Anantapuram Revenue Divisions.png\|alt=Guntakal Revenue Division\|thumb\|180px\|Anantapur District Revenue Divisions and Mandals]]

	Anantapur district consists of 31 mandals spread across 3 revenue mandals.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://ananthapuramu.ap.gov.in/mandal/ \| title= Anantapurr District\| work= About District > Administrative Setup > Mandal \|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 2 December 2023}}</ref>		Anantapur district consists of 31 mandals spread across 3 revenue mandals.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://ananthapuramu.ap.gov.in/mandal/ \| title= Anantapurr District\| work= About District > Administrative Setup > Mandal \|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 2 December 2023}}</ref>

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Kamal Guha: /* Administrative divisions */ Chart revised

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	{{As of\|2011}} [[2011 census of India\|census of India]], Anantapur district has a population of 4,081,148 with 9,68,160 households, ranking it as the 7th most populous district in the state. It is the largest district in the state with an area of {{Convert\|19130\|km2\|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census" /> Anantapur has a [[sex ratio]] of 977 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 64.28%.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Census 2011\|url=http://www.anantapuramu.ap.gov.in/Cencus.apo\|website=Official website of Anantapuram district\|access-date=19 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314143548/http://www.anantapuramu.ap.gov.in/Cencus.apo\|archive-date=14 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Urban population in the district is 28.9% of total population.		{{As of\|2011}} [[2011 census of India\|census of India]], Anantapur district has a population of 4,081,148 with 9,68,160 households, ranking it as the 7th most populous district in the state. It is the largest district in the state with an area of {{Convert\|19130\|km2\|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census" /> Anantapur has a [[sex ratio]] of 977 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 64.28%.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Census 2011\|url=http://www.anantapuramu.ap.gov.in/Cencus.apo\|website=Official website of Anantapuram district\|access-date=19 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314143548/http://www.anantapuramu.ap.gov.in/Cencus.apo\|archive-date=14 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Urban population in the district is 28.9% of total population.

	After bifurcation Anantapur district had a population of 22,41,105. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,34,142 (14.91%) and 70,161 (3.13%) of the population respectively.<ref name="demographics">{{cite web \|title=District Census Hand Book - Anantapur\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2822_PART_A_DCHB_ANANTAPUR.pdf\|website=[[Census of India]] \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>{{rp\|~~78-83~~}}		After bifurcation Anantapur district had a population of 22,41,105. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,34,142 (14.91%) and 70,161 (3.13%) of the population respectively.<ref name="demographics">{{cite web \|title=District Census Hand Book - Anantapur\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2822_PART_A_DCHB_ANANTAPUR.pdf\|website=[[Census of India]] \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>{{rp\|78–83}}

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External links

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	{{~~Districts of Andhra Pradesh}}~~		{{Anantapur district}}
	~~{{Cities and towns in~~ Anantapur district}}
	{{Authority control}}		{{Authority control}}

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Towns in District

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Kamal Guha: /* Administrative divisions */ Corrextion

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Administrative divisions: Corrextion

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	! # !! [[~~Anantapur~~ revenue division\|~~Anantapur~~ Division]] !! [[Guntakal revenue division\|Guntakal division]]!! [[Kalyandurg revenue division\|Kalyandurg Division]]		! # !! [[Anantapuramu revenue division\|Ananantapur Division]] !! [[Guntakal revenue division\|Guntakal division]]!! [[Kalyandurg revenue division\|Kalyandurg Division]]
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	\| 1 \|\| [[Anantapur]] \|\| [[Uravakonda]]\|\| [[Rayadurg]]		\| 1 \|\| [[Anantapur]] \|\| [[Uravakonda]]\|\| [[Rayadurg]]

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Administrative divisions

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	! # !! [[Anantapur revenue division\|Anantapur Division]] !! [[Guntakal revenue division\|Guntakal division]]!! [[Kalyandurg revenue division\|Kalyandurg Division]]		! # !! [[Anantapur revenue division\|Anantapur Division]] !! [[Guntakal revenue division\|Guntakal division]]!! [[Kalyandurg revenue division\|Kalyandurg Division]]
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	\| 1 \|\| [[~~Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh\|~~Anantapur]] \|\| [[Uravakonda]]\|\| [[Rayadurg]]		\| 1 \|\| [[Anantapur]] \|\| [[Uravakonda]]\|\| [[Rayadurg]]
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	\| 2 \|\| [[Tadipatri]]\|\| [[Vidapanakal]]\|\| [[D.Hirehal]]		\| 2 \|\| [[Tadipatri]]\|\| [[Vidapanakal]]\|\| [[D.Hirehal]]

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	!colspan="2"\| [[Guntakal revenue division]]		!colspan="2"\| [[Guntakal revenue division]]
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	== Administrative divisions ==		== Administrative divisions ==
	[[File:Anantapuram Revenue Divisions.png\|alt=Guntakal Revenue Division\|thumb\|Anantapur District Revenue Divisions and Mandals]]		[[File:Anantapuram Revenue Divisions.png\|alt=Guntakal Revenue Division\|thumb\|180px\|Anantapur District Revenue Divisions and Mandals]]

	Anantapur district consists of 31 mandals spread across 3 revenue mandals.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://ananthapuramu.ap.gov.in/mandal/ \| title= Anantapurr District\| work= About District > Administrative Setup > Mandal \|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 2 December 2023}}</ref>		Anantapur district consists of 31 mandals spread across 3 revenue mandals.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://ananthapuramu.ap.gov.in/mandal/ \| title= Anantapurr District\| work= About District > Administrative Setup > Mandal \|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 2 December 2023}}</ref>

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